Baseball Preview: Mater Dei Knights vs. Granite City Warriors
Mater Dei has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Granite City Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Granite City took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mater Dei, who comes in off a win.
Mater Dei's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Marquette Catholic.
Urban Stark tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Wil Harris, who went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Granite City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They fell just short of Civic Memorial by a score of 3-2.
Granite City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Haddix, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Mater Dei's victory bumped their record up to 5-14. As for Granite City, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Mater Dei took their win against Granite City in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 8-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mater Dei since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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